Some people believe that a person's culture is defined by their country of origin, while others believe that has only a minor influence. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

If we define culture as shared beliefs, values, attitudes and behaviours, it stands to reason

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that a person's

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of origin impacts their culture. The question is to what degree. Is nationality the defining influence or is it just

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of many factors in play? Personally speaking, I would say both arguments have validity, but I would lean towards the latter. It is easy to understand the ‘defining influence’ argument. If someone is born and raised in a place, they will be heavily influenced by it. Psychologists refer to

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as the ‘nurture argument’ - you are a product of your environment.

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, if your

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's cuisine uses certain ingredients, your palate gets accustomed to those ingredients but may struggle with other less familiar flavours. If your

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has a traditional style of music, say, reggae or rock, all citizens will be exposed to it and,

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, are more likely to enjoy it. On the other side of the

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we need to consider the effects of globalisation. Most people have daily access and exposure to other cultures. The evidence is all around us- restaurants, films and foreign businesses are ubiquitous.

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of the benefits of globalisation is that it offers us a selection of cultural possibilities to choose from. It is unlikely that you will find any citizen of a certain

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who does not have likes or preferences that come from outside of their

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of origin.

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, more and more people work, study or travel extensively away from their home

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. Inevitably, these people will be subject to new influences. My own view is that while we are influenced by our nationality, in

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globalised world,

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of origin is only

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aspect of our collective culture. We all adopt elements from other cultures on a daily basis, unconsciously or according to our preferences and experiences. To my mind,

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is what makes the world

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an interesting place.